Whatever is up with @TeamYouTube today is not fun in the slightest, my video has been up 5 hours & says 0 views, have they even published it. Like I know my content isn't exactly great but this just feels like stubbing my toe off my bed for a week.
I've been doing YT for 12 years seen it all your example included. It comes down to who the network is too usually if they are a small time network who say pay you your cut. They will do everything to make it harder I'm afraid while against the rules, is somehow hard to resolve